Cong Abbey, Co Mayo, Ireland
St Mary of the Rosary Church
The Monk’s Fishing House
Arched doorway at Cong river
Cong Abbey
Grey Abbey
Grey Abbey, Greyabbey, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Grey Abbey was founded as a Cistercian Abbey in 1193 by Affreca, wife of John de Courcy.
Corcomroe Abbey
Corcomroe Abbey, Co Clare, Ireland
Founded for Cistercian monks around 1195
Derrynane Abbey
Derrynane Abbey, Co Kerry, Ireland
Derrynane Abbey doorway
Fore monastic settlement revisited
High Cross at Fore
Cross Slab, St Finchin’s Church
Lintelled doorway and font at St Finchin’s Church, Fore monastic site
Benadictine Priory ruin
Fore monastic settlement, Co Westmeath, Ireland
Donegal Abbey
The ruins of Donegal Franciscan Abbey on the River Eske, Co Donegal, Ireland
Fuerty Abbey
Fuerty Abbey and Ancient Graveyard, Co Roscommon, Ireland
Kilmacduagh Monastery
Kilmacduagh Monastery, Gort, Co Clare, Ireland
Kilmacduagh Round Tower at 34 meters – the tallest in Ireland
Ballindoon Abbey (Priory)
Ballindoon Abbey – the ruin of a Dominican Priory, aka St Mary’s Priory
Ballindoon Abbey overlooking Lough Arrow, Co Sligo, Ireland
The Yellow Steeple – St. Mary’s Abbey
The Yellow Steeple, – St. Mary’s Abbey, Trim, Co Meath, Ireland
Door detail of St. Mary’s Abbey
Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey, Co Meath, Ireland
Bective Abbey was founded in 1147 for the Cistercians by Murchadh O’ Melaghin, King of Meath and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin
The Cloister
Rosserk Abbey (Friary)
Rosserk Abbey (Friary), Killala, Co Mayo, Ireland
Founded around 1450 for the Friars of the Third Order Franciscans
Carlingford Abbey
Carlingford Abbey (Dominican Friary), Co Louth, Ireland
Founded circa 1305 by the Dominican Order
Moone High Cross
Moone High Cross, Co Kildare, Ireland
The ruins of Moone Abbey
Cross Abbey
Crosses at Cross Abbey, Belmullet, Co Mayo, Ireland
The ruins of the old church
The graveyard with many unmarked stones
The closest pillar is a worn Ogham stone with faint traces of straight and slant scores on the natural-square edge
Duleek Abbey and High Crosses
St Mary’s Abbey, Duleek, Co Meath, Ireland
Parts of the ruin date from the 13th century
Bishop of Meath 1679-1688 effigy slab
17th century decorated tomb
15th century bell-tower
The tower shows an imprint of a round tower
The head and base of a 10th century High Cross (The south cross)
The north High Cross
Sligo Abbey
Sligo Abbey (Dominican Friary), Sligo, Co. Sligo, Ireland
The Friary dates from around 1252
Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Loughcrew Megalithic Complex, Co Meath, Ireland.
Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Cairn T viewed from Cairn V, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
The Hag’s Chair, Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
The entrance to Cairn T which aligns to the Spring and Autumn Equinox
The inner chamber Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Rock art on the Equinox Stone in Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Rock Art in Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
More rock art from Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Fore monastic settlement
Fore Benadictine Priory Ruin
Benadictine Priory ruin at Fore monastic settlement, Co Westmeath, Ireland
St Finchin’s Church at Fore monastic settlement
St Finchin’s Church
Anchorite Tower and Church
Anchorite Tower and Church
St Finchin’s Church – holy font
Creevelea Abbey
Creevelea Abbey, Co. Leitrim, Ireland
Detail: small shrine at Creevelea Abbey with some offerings
Detail: small carved wooden cross at Creevelea Abbey
Monasterboice Monastic Settlement
The Round Tower at Monasterboice, Co Louth, Ireland
The Tall Cross or West Cross – The east face
The Tall Cross or West Cross – The west face
Muiredach’s High Cross – The east face and round tower
Muiredach’s High Cross – The east face
The North Cross – The east face with round tower
The North Cross – The east face and sundial
The North Cross – The west face
Timoleague Abbey
Timoleague Abbey, Co Cork, Ireland
Wart Well
Wooden cross in abbey
Inch Abbey
Inch Abbey was established as a Cistercian monastery in 1177 on the site of an earlier Celtic monastic settlement
Inch Abbey, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Old Mellifont Abbey
Old Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth, Ireland
A 12th-century Cistercian monastery founded by St Malachy of Armagh
The remains of the cloister
Octagonal Lavabo which once housed a central fountain for hand washing
The Lavabo once housed a central fountain for hand washing
The ruin of a small church on the hill by beside the abbey
